Dürr builds advanced paint shop for EV startup Byton

Electric-vehicle hopeful Byton's advanced-manufacturing plan includes a suite of innovative new paint-process technologies from Dürr.

China-based automotive startup Byton, fresh from beguiling attendees of the recent Los Angeles auto show and the subsequent CES at the start of 2019, confirmed it intends to begin manufacturing its M-byte battery-electric SUV at its assembly plant in Nanjing late this year, followed by a sedan. Standing behind its pledge to break new ground in many aspects of automotive development and manufacturing, Byton commissioned German automotive manufacturing specialist Dürr to outfit the Nanjing site with a state-of-the-art paint shop.

The payoff is big: Dürr said its full “ECO+” layout reduces the physical footprint of the paint shop area by 20% while delivering throughput and cost reductions.